GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
slakesubside
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather